Assembly Bill 575 seeks to prohibit state agencies and local governmental units in Wisconsin from utilizing facial recognition technology or any data derived from it, with the exception of identifying employees for employment-related purposes. The bill defines facial recognition technology as an automated system that captures digital images or video frames of individuals' faces from camera footage and compares them against a database to identify matches. It also provides definitions for "local governmental unit" and "state agency" to clarify the entities affected by this legislation.

The newly created statute, 995.80, explicitly states that no state agency or local governmental unit may employ facial recognition technology or its generated data for any purpose other than employee identification. This legislative move reflects growing concerns over privacy and the potential misuse of facial recognition technology by government entities.